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UPCOMING EVENTS
FEB 28TH AT 7:00PM
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EVE L. EWING - ORIGINAL SINS BOOK TOUR
What if instead of asking, "why don’t our schools work?" we asked, "what if they’re actually doing what they were built to do?"
Got your attention yet?
The brilliant, award-wining author, Eve L. Ewing will tackle this question and so much more when we welcome her for the launch of her latest book, "Original Sins". Eve will be in conversation with writer and sociologist, Janine de Novais.
Q&A will follow the discussion.
All copies of Original Sins will be signed.
See you there!
MAR 10TH AT 7:00PM
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MOHAMMED EL-KURD - PERFECT VICTIMS BOOK TOUR
We are excited to welcome poet, journalist, and organizer, Mohammed El-Kurd for the release of his newest book, Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal.
Mohammed will be in conversation with author, activist and Uncle Bobbie's owner, Marc Lamont Hill. The need for this discussion couldn't be greater and will be followed by a Q&A with the community.
All copies of Perfect Victims will be signed.
See you all there for this important event.
APR 1ST AT 7:00PM
KIESE LAYMON - CITY SUMMER, COUNTRY SUMMER
Award-winning writer and professor, Kiese Laymon joins us for a discussion about the importance of connecting with our family and how transformative it can be to spend a summer down South (or up North).
Kiese will be joined in conversation by Marc Lamont Hill. Come through for this amazing talk and then read or gift this book to that next generation of siblings and cousins.
All copies of City Summer, Country Summer will be signed.
See you there!
EARLIER THIS YEAR
2ND ANNUAL bell hooks SYMPOSIUM
Join us for the 2nd Annual bell hooks Symposium at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books. A panel of leading intellectual, cultural, and political voices will discuss bell hooks’ unparalleled impact as a scholar, writer, teacher, mentor, comrade, sister, and friend. Powered by thoughtful critique and deep love, the wide-ranging discussion will include topics such as Black feminism, radical politics, critical education, spirituality, masculinity, and love.
JONATHAN ABRAMS THE COME UP
Check out our Instagram Live conversation with the author of "The Come Up", Jonathan Abrams. We discuss 50 years of Hip-Hop history and culture and the impact that it has had on all of us.
6TH ANNUAL MALCOLM X SYMPOSIUM
Check out the replay of our 6th Annual Malcolm X symposium.
FREE LIBRARY AUTHOR EVENTS
Uncle Bobbie's — The Official Bookseller for Free Library of Philadelphia Author Events
The Author Events program at the Free Library of Philadelphia offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with today’s most celebrated voices in the humanities and sciences. Called “the region’s preeminent forum for writers and ideas” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Free Library’s Author Events program has earned three “Best of Philly” designations from Philadelphia magazine (in 1997, 2001, and 2009). Since its inception, the Author Events program has grown and now presents more than 125 authors each year in addition to the Field Family Teen Author Series.